坏
坏 (huài) means “bad”. It is made of 土 + 不 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 坏 into its parts
What 坏 is made of
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 不 bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
坏 stroke order
Example sentences
我的手机坏了。Wǒ de shǒujī huài le.My phone is broken.
这个苹果坏了吗？Zhège píngguǒ huài le ma?Has this apple gone bad?
Words with 坏
Also built with 土
- 去qùto go
- 吐tǔto spit
- 圣shèngholy
- 在zàiat
- 地deadverb particle (-ly)
- 场chǎngplace
- 圾jīgarbage
- 址zhǐlocation
- 均jūnequal
- 坐zuòto sit
- 坑kēngpit
- 块kuàiyuan (money)
Quick facts
| Pinyin | huài |
|---|---|
| Meaning | bad; broken |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 土 (earth, #32) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 坏
What does 坏 mean?
坏 (huài) means “bad; broken”.
How many strokes does 坏 have?
坏 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 坏?
The radical of 坏 is 土 (tǔ, “earth”), Kangxi radical number 32.
What parts make up 坏?
坏 is made of 土 (earth) and 不 (not).
Which HSK level is 坏?
坏 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 坏 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.